Man killed in Eastern Road traffic accident
ONE man was killed yesterday and another reportedly injured in a traffic accident on Eastern Road.
On-off lockdown - is it worth it? Senior health official suggests weekend closures may do little
WITH nearly 300 COVID-19 cases recorded over the last several days, a local infectious diseases expert has suggested partial lockdowns have not been an effective tool in stopping the spread of the deadly virus in The Bahamas.
Shanty town families mostly ‘legal’
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said people with work permits – not illegal residents – are largely the occupants of a shanty town in North Andros targeted for government demolition.
‘Brennen’s switch to U.S. is fine with me’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed yesterday that Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen has relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, and is working remotely on border issues related to COVID-19.
Brother's keeper
On January 4, 2020, the World Health Organisation reported that there was a cluster of pneumonia cases found in the Wuhan Province in China. Later, it was discovered that this was due to COVID-19. Johns Hopkins Medicine described COVID-19, aka the Corona virus, as a highly contagious respiratory illness easily transmitted through droplets released in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Robbery retrial ordered over counsel’s withdrawal
THE Court of Appeal yesterday ordered a retrial for a man who was convicted of robbery, after he argued the trial judge did not give him adequate time to prepare his defence after his counsel withdrew from his case.
Brothers sent to jail for theft
TWO brothers who broke into a man’s house and stole $100 worth of electronics were yesterday sentenced to three months in prison.
Recently released from jail - and back in court for not wearing a face mask
A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged a young man who was summoned to court for leaving his home without a face mask.
Wants vs needs
It seems as if politicians can’t seem to tell the difference between wants and needs when it comes to spending the taxpayer’s money.
Visiting Bahamas
My husband and I have had a long association with The Bahamas having first come to Nassau for work assignments nearly forty years ago. Our children are also now visiting and we always come and stay in the winter months.
Tech Talk
• As automation and online work gain ground, organisers of the annual Davos forum are projecting employers will split work equally between machines and people by 2025, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating changes in the labour market.
What's your end goal?
I know that most of us are familiar with the goal setting phase and even with my clients I stress the importance of setting goals. We typically use the SMART goal model – specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based goals.
Helping to feed the hungry
A DONATION of $20,000 is going to help feed more Bahamians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
'A bittersweet ending to search for my mother'
NICOLE Lightbourn, who featured in Tribune Woman last week and who has been on a quest to find her biological mother, will sadly never have that reunion she has dreamt of all her life. After going public with her story about being adopted, Nicole learnt her birth mother Laurie Brennen passed away in 2006.
Nicole’s brother also trying to locate family
HOPING to have the same good fortune as his sister Nicole Lightbourne who was able to find her biological family, adopted brother Nathan Lightbourn is now on the same journey as his sister.
Making waves in Canada
SINCE the recent grand opening of the “Hair Granted Beauty Supply Store” in Toronto, Canada, Bahamian owner Zhorrah Grant said the response she is receiving from Bahamians is amazing.
The daily challenge: what's for dinner?
With 7pm weekly curfews and the food stores closed on weekends, it is harder than ever to figure out that never-ending question of what’s for dinner.
EDITORIAL: Don’t gain short-term and lose long-term
LOOK before you leap. That’s the warning from union chief Obie Ferguson – and it’s wise advice in an economy that is a long way from being on the rise again.
PETER YOUNG: True justice is blind and also deaf to someone’s personal views
ANYONE who had the time and inclination to watch even part of last week’s US Senate confirmation hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, would surely have been impressed by her performance in response to keen questioning. But they might also have been disturbed by the evidence of deep divisions in the American body politic.
